WHMIS (Lithium oxide)

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHMIS 2015 classification - Note to reader

• Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 1

• Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 1

• Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure (respiratory tract irritation) - Category 3 - Respiratory tract irritation

Danger

Causes severe skin burns and eye damage (H314)
May cause respiratory irritation (H335)

Ingredient disclosure

Comments1 2 3 : There are no data available for lithium oxide regarding its irritation or corrosion ability. However, it forms on contact with water a corrosive substance: lithium hydroxide.

References

• ▲1.  Centre canadien d'hygiène et de sécurité au travail, CHEMINFO, Hamilton, Ont. : Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety   http://ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca/cheminfo/search.html
• ▲2.  Lagerkvist, J. et Lindell, B., The Nordic Expert Group for criteria documentation of health risks from chemicals: 131. lithium and lithium compounds . Arbete och Hälsa , Vol. 16. Solna, Suède : Arbetslivinstitutet. (2002). [MO-010223]   https://gupea.ub.gu.se:443/dspace/handle/2077/3194?locale=en
  https://gupea.ub.gu.se/dspace/bitstream/2077/4277/1/ah2002_16.pdf
• ▲3.  Kroschwitz, J.I., Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology. John Wiley & Sons. (1999-2014).   http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0471238961

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